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Carolina Panthers
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The
Carolina Panthers is a National Football
League team based in Charlotte, North
Carolina. The Panthers are one of four teams
currently playing in the South Division of
the National Football Conference. Team owner
Jerry Richardson’s son Mark is responsible
for the selection of Panthers as the team
name. Mark, who felt that there should be
some “synergy” between the name and the team
colors also suggested the team colors of
black, blue and silver. The Panthers uniform
consists of the colors black, Cerulean blue,
Silver, and White. |
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The helmet silver with a black snarling
panther outlined in blue. Sir Purr is
the mascot of the Carolina Panthers. The
Panthers was founded in 1995 and were
instantly competitive. The Panthers
joined along with the Jacksonville
Jaguars, becoming the first expansion
teams in almost 20 years. Carolina
finished its inaugural season with a 7-9
record to set a new NFL record for wins
by an expansion team. The following
season, the Panthers claimed a division
title and advanced to the conference
title game. In 1996, they stunned the
NFL by winning twelve games and
capturing the NFC Western Division
title. Quarterback Kerry Collins and
running back Anthony Johnson anchored
the offense. Carolina put together the
second-best defense in the NFC,
featuring three Pro Bowl linebackers:
Kevin Greene, Lamar Lathon, and Sam
Mills. Michael Bates was the league’s
top kickoff returner, averaging 30.2
yards per return. Placekicker John Kasay
led the league in scoring, converting on
a league-record 37 field goals. |
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Capers was named coach of the year. After
capturing the division title, Carolina
defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs.
This being the second year of their
existence, the Panthers found themselves in
the National Football Conference (NFC) title
game, playing the Green Bay Packers but
losing, eventual the Packers would take the
Super Bowl Champions. |
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During the next few years, the Panthers
made nearly as much news off the field
as on, much of it negative. In 1999,
wide receiver Rae Carruth was convicted
of murdering his pregnant girlfriend.
The following year, running back Fred
Lane was shot to death by his wife
during a domestic dispute. In 2003, two
years removed from a 1-15 season, the
team returned to the NFC championship,
defeating the Philadelphia Eagles to
earn a trip to Super Bowl XXXVIII in
Houston, Texas, it first Super Bowl
berth. |
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The
team fell in that game to the AFC champion
New England Patriots, 32-29, following a
field goal with :04 remaining by Patriot
kicker Adam Vinatieri. Star players and
coaches not to be forgotten by the team are
quarterback Steve Beuerlein, quarter back
Kerry Collins, centre-back Tyrone Poole,
left tackle Blake Brockermeyer, left
cornerback Kevin Greene, tight ends Wesley
Walls, and Coaches Dom Capers and George
Seifert. The Panthers only Hall of Honor
inductee is Sam Mills, who was diagnosed
with cancer during the preseason of 2003.
Mills was a linebacker and helped the
Carolina Panthers to a 12-4 record in their
second season of existence. The Carolina
Panthers play at Ericsson Stadium, which
opened September 14, 1997, and seats 73,248. |
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Google NFL Carolina Panthers History News |
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International player addedPanthers.com - 15 hours agoThe National Football League has assigned linebacker Shaun Smith to the Carolina Panthers as part of the NFL International Practice Squad Program. ... |
Breaux RetiresWashington Post, United States - Jul 17, 20083, coached 27 years in the NFL, including two stints with Washington, winning three Super Bowls under Hall of Fame Coach Joe Gibbs and remaining one of ... |
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